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T:2tsup:hanks for the suggestions gents. I'll have a bit of a call around this weekend and see what I can dig up.

Can't say I've tried them.

But they should have a good look at their web site....or lack thereof. Looks like they are just waiting to be hacked with that yabb forum software running, no index...

Does anyone know where I can get a hold of some 90x90 Spotted Gum in Melbourne? I've been down to Mathews Timber but they are all out atm and don't have an eta on the next shipment.

If anyone...

Thanks for the replies guys. I might give the Cabothane or gel clear a try. Will it be as durable as the CFP? Obviosly the bench is going to take some punishment. Can I apply the Cabothane over...

I've built some new Jarrah Bench tops for the kitchen reno I've been working on. All going pretty well, except the poly finish. I'm using Cabbots CFP poly and I can't quite seem to get the nice...

My only advise is to use a "satin" finish not a high gloss. Gloss looks good when it first goes on, but can start too look pretty scuffed up in high traffic areas fairly quick. The "satin" finishes...

I've got a simmilar story with my kitchen. I basically assumed that by the end of the kitchen reno the floor would probably need a light sand and another coat. It sort of made sense to sand the...

I'm going to assume it's somthing like a "Flaming Big Sledge Hammer":p

I'm in the middle of my first tile job atm, does anyone have any suggestions as to what grout sealer I should use and when it should be applied? The grout manufacturer seems to think that I should...

Kincrome is an Australian company. One of the Sons who are the "kin" in Kincrome is the captain of my baseball team. As far As I know most of their stuff comes out of china. I'm not particularly...

1 game 40. 8 Under par.....call me tiger :p Second game 36...

I was at mathews just the other week, you can get 38mm or 50mm rough sawn. As rookie said, they can have it dressed for a fee.

As stated, I have already putt extra noggins in to support the mounting of the range hood.

Ha funny stuff. I grew up on a dairy farm, in Scouts one of our little field trips was a tour of the local abattoir. They processed the sheep by electrocuting them to stun them and then slitting...

Personally I wouldn't touch Benq with a barge pole. Benq are just re-badged acers and we had about an %80 failure rate in a bunch of acer monitors......

I like the Sony drives personally, never...

My only concern is that the weight of the range hood will put downward presure on the tiles and possibly cause the ones below to bow out. Will this be an issue or as long as the screws go through to...

I'm in the middle of a kitchen reno and currently installing a new range hood. It's one of those 900mm canopy jobs. I'm putting tiles on the wall as the oven splashback and I plan to tile all the...

I've got one of the cigweld turbo jobs. Works well, haven't had any problems yet. Just make sure that you get one that has a fan in it. The ones with just a heatsink overheat too quicky and shut...

We used to use them on our go-Kart engines head bolts. They wear out from the vibrations, whack in a few helicoils and problem fixed. Definately very handy.

Might have to pick up a copy of that book. The auswood site seems to have some good info too.

Hey rocker thats some quite helpful numbers. Is there a wesite that I can go to to review those sorts of numbers for Australian Timbers?

Not really worried about the colour, or anything like that, it's more the structural properties I'm interested in. I'm looking at turning a couple of baseball bats and I'd like to use an Australian...

Do any of the timber gurus know what Australian timbers would have similar properties to American Maple and/or White Ash.

In particular, similar weight and strength.

Thanks.

I know maple is becomming more popular as a bat MAterial in the US, traditionally most bats are made of white ash because it's lighter. Better drying techniques are now enabling bat makers to make...

I'll have to agree with gumby. Once you start pulling things up there are always a few surprises and the whole thing looks a like a bomb hit it. Eventiually the inital shock wears off and you stop...

Hey lawrence, let me know how you go with the bat turning. I play baseball in Melbourne during the summer and have often contemplated having a crack at turning a Bat. I've read a liitle about the...

Back on the farm when we were putting in post that were going to be concreted, we just packed in some dirt first with the crowbar to get the post aligned and then filled up the rest of the hole with...

A mate and I went to pick up a go-kart that we had purchased in country vic. On the way back we filled up the car at servo, it has both gas and petrol. He filled the gas and I filled the petrol. ...

#!/bin.bash
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# Wood Chipper ver 1.0
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find . | grep "wood" > wood.pile
cat wood.pile | /sbin/thicknesser | /sbin/jointer > dar.pile
$table.top = cat dar.pile | /sbin/tablesaw |...

Thanks for all your help guys. I'll probably get a sample tested just for piece of mind.

Elcheapo, yes I may be being a little paranoid but I'd rather spend $35 and find out that it's just...

Does anyone know a place where I can get the stuff tested for asbestos ? (pref Eastern Suburbs Melb). If anyone has had this done, how much does it cost?

I'm in the process of Polishing the floorboards in my Kitchen. I ripped up the old lino and the masonite underneath then came across a layer of another older underlay. It seems to be a...

Thanks for all your help guys. Picked up some boards on the weekend that are a pretty good match. I'll post a few pic once it's all sanded up.

Thanks for the replies gentlmen. Is Alpine ash the same as Victorian Ash? I know there are a few species of EUC that all run around under simmilar names i.e Tas Oak, Messmate, Mountain ash, Vic...

I'm doing some renovations on my kitchen and I need to replace a few floorboards. It's a 1950's Place in Melbourne and I was wondering if anyone had any idea as to what timber the floor boards are?...

If you just want to wipe the disk, run your new linux install disk and during the setup process it will need to create a new filesystem. You should have the option to Blat the existing filesystem...

Yeah the website still says $1595 but they have a woodshow price of $1295 which QLD carbatec appear to be giving everyone.

Noooooooooooo:eek: Won't somebody think of the children?

Who pays whom? Do I pay you? Do I pay Bill Gates, my isp, the government, or the derro on the corner? The internet isn't run by one company or government or isp. If it was, there probably wouldn't...

That was the solution proposed by Bill "The Internet? We are not interested in it" Gates

Anyway half the spam sent out is from compromised virus infected machines that set up their own smtp...

I'd have to disagree with you there stuart. I work as a systems administrator at a uni. Among other things I also run our mail server and associated spam scanning. If anything our current policies...

Not sure if it helps the budget at all but you can currently get the TSC-10HB for $1299.

"Couldn't hit a Bull in the bum with a handfull of wheat"
Grandfather used to use that one when teaching me to shoot.

"head like a robbers dog"
Used when describing a not so attractive...

The more the merrier :).

Seriph1 the house is a 1950's BV. The wall is pretty square, but not %100. Would it be ok to put the cement sheeting over the top of the plasterboard?

I...

Thanks gumby, I thought I should put down some backing. I guess I was just being a little lazy and hopeing that I could get away with just sticking them on the plaster.

I'm currently in the process of doing a kitchen renovation and I'm building new benches and tops and the old wall tiles have to go. I've ripped the old tiles off the wall, they were attached in what...

Not a problem. I just don't "hate" any team or driver. Every driver has his moments and every team has it's place even those struggling at the back.

Daddles I can't believe that you gave me a "red one" for expressing my opinion about the topic at hand. Did I hurt your delicate sensablities by pointing out the fact that Ferrari sat on the fence?...

I didn't say they blocked it. I said they wouldn't agree to it. Sitting on the fence in this situation is as good as blocking it anyway. And what about that testing ban that the other teams...

Saftey is obviously the first concern of the teams. If a Team boss sent his drivers out to race knowing that there could be a problem and then there was an accident! Can you imagine the fallout. ...